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The influence of temperature on #ClimateChange and #GlobalWarming discourses on Twitter

December 10, 2017 | Media and Technology
Research suggests non-experts associate different content with the terms “global warming” and “climate change.” We test this claim with Twitter content using supervised learning software to categorize tweets by topic and explore differences between content using “global warming” and “climate change” between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2014. Twitter data were combined with temperature records to observe the extent to which temperature was associated with Twitter discussions. We then used two case studies to examine the relationship between extreme temperature events and Twitter content. Our findings underscore the importance of considering climate change communication on social media.

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  • Sara Yeo
    Author
    University of Utah
  • Zachary Handlos
    Author
    Northern Illinois University
  • Alexandra Karambelas
    Author
    Columbia University
  • Leona Yi-Fan Su
    Author
    University of Utah
  • Kathleen Rose
    Author
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Dominique Brossard
    Author
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Kyle Griffin
    Author
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 16
    Number: 5
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Climate | Education and learning science
    Audience: General Public | Scientists | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media

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